Can one turn off completely useless automated prompts following the voicemail greeting?

Is it *still* impossible to eliminate the automated voice giving instructions on voicemail? I see from the thread that it was impossible 3 years ago, but I am so upset about it that I want to check that it is still the case. I have always resented having my time wasted when calling others whose providers seemed to think people need to be told to wait for the beep. I just signed up with Koodo and I will now be imposing this on others? Say it ain't so!